There’s something about playing in Cincinnati that brings out the best in Ian Happ, a University of Cincinnati product.
He hit an RBI double against Vladimir Gutierrez in the fourth inning, which led to Gutierrez’s outing spiraling away from him. Then he hit a three-run homer off Luis Cessa in the seventh inning to spoil the Reds’ comeback bid.
Happ was at the center of it all, spoiling Aristides Aquino’s two-homer night, in the Reds’ 7-4 loss to the Chicago Cubs on Monday at Great American Ball Park. Among hitters who have totaled at least 150 at-bats against the Reds, Happ ranks third all-time in OPS (on-base plus slugging percentage) behind Barry Bonds and Dante Bichette.